One trend that new technologies have generated spontaneously in relation to work is called BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). These are the devices which employees use for daily work using terminals and, therefore, are used and thereby receiving greater productivity.

No doubt that the use of BYOD is growing tremendously, however, do you know that there are some risks associated with BYOD. Well, let’s see the risks and advantages of BYOD.

Today, together several technologies that are growing tremendously are bringing behavioral change in users. Cloud computing enables access to information and tasks and can be carried out from anywhere with an Internet connection. At the same time, mobile devices are expanding and increasing capacities and can be used for complex processes.

The BYOD intends to take advantage of these opportunities to improve the performance of workers and, therefore, the efficiency of business processes. But the philosophy of this trend is not only something as concrete as the personal device. Some people prefer to talk about BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology), or BYOB (Bring Your Own Behavior) which goes beyond to encompass applications and refer to behavior.

The implementation of this new habit in business goes through reflection of several aspects that can be summarized in three.

Enhanced output

Most of the organization won’t allow any changes, however if allowed and implemented will make a huge profit from them. For something as new as is the BYOD, the first thing is to assess how a business can get if you add to this trend.

Aside from business types and each case, the business benefits derived from those received by employees. By using these devices for their own work, they are doing it with some applications and a technology environment (including browser, word processor or email client) to which they are accustomed.

This way they can work more comfortably and see gains in effectiveness and flexibility, leading to higher productivity in the long run. Cloud computing tools allow the company to offer the same access to the employee, regardless of the device you use.

Ensuring Safety

The BYOD is not without risks. By using their own devices to access corporate networks using software that are not recommended by the company, it can change the behavior of the users (employees) and escape the control of the IT department.

Enterprise networks contain important information of businesses and security of this data is a priority. Due to the undeniable link between the BYOD and Cloud Hosting Services adoption, it is therefore more necessary to ensure sound systems from within; making the environment highly protected, regardless from where the access request comes.

Impulsion should come from companies

Employees’ using their own devices to perform company tasks is something that has to be controlled. Implementation of BYOD cannot be left to spontaneity, but must be planned.

The IT department has to know and understand the needs of employees, evaluating whether to implement a plan of BYOD or not. It is everyone’s duty in the company to evaluate the advantages and calculate the costs of planning for the implementation of BYOD technology.

There are certain parameters that need to be taken into account in SEO strategies, however, often these are forgotten by website owners that some elements related to web hosting are also important to highlight in the search engines. The position of your web page in a search in the search engines, in India, mainly in Google, is crucial in attracting a number of visitors.

“Google, a leading search engine in world, takes the age of the domain into account in order to evaluate the seriousness of a web project.”

The SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the set of strategies and techniques, generally utilized to position a website in such a way that, whenever a searcher search for a certain term related to the site, the search engine should show the website in the search results.

Most of the SEO techniques that are carried out relates to the structural aspects of the website, and generation aspects of reputation or building links to our website. It is highly crucial that your website is always up and live.

Several times I have noticed that when providing “SEO Tips for Website Success”, no one wants to talk about the importance of web hosting for SEO. There are several things regarding web hosting which needs to be taken into consideration for better SEO results.

Domain Age: It seems that Google does consider the duration of the domain registration for measuring the seriousness of a website. Google can easily determine that a domain registered for one year is more likely to belong to a project mounted to speculate or profiting different tricks.

So it is recommended to have a domain registered for more than one year.

Reliability, Availability and Responsiveness: These are some of the crucial attributes to any web hosting services. These are important for SEO, as positioning of a website too depends on the availability and responsiveness. Google spiders (i.e. automatic robots) visits and navigate through the web pages and index them. If the website is not available or takes long to respond at the time bots visits, it might negatively impact the positioning of your website.

Premium Hosting, not the Free Hosting: It seems that, Google search engine is not very fond of free web hosting solutions. According to Google, free web hosting is a area where spammers are more active.

Usually, spammers try to find cheap and easy ways to build thousands of sites, which are mostly aimed at spam. It simply means that those who owns a site for cheap or free, might be considered as a part of a spam network. Potentially, possibility is there that the innocent might get hurt.

Basically, it concludes that, the sites that are unable spend on a hosting, are not the worth.

IP Addresses: It seems that there is too much controversy on the issue of domains IP address. Some purists thinks that hosting a website on a shared IP address is better for SEO, however, according to the Matt Cutts its not a good option for SEO. Some says that hosting a website on a dedicated ip address helps in improving your website positioning in the SERPs.

Check out the following references:

• What is Dedicated IP Address?
• Advantages of Dedicated IP Address
• Dedicated IP Web Hosting

Remember, that hosting a website with a trusted web hosting company generates lots of benefits for your website in terms of SEO.

Accompanying the forums recently, I’ve seen at least one topic created by someone who has signed for the web hosting service provider and has not met expectations. Here are some tips to avoid bumping into companies like:

What To Look For:

Customer Service

Most companies have good evaluation from users because of good customer service. Occasionally, this comes at the cost of a higher price than the market or sacrifice of one or the other feature. What you have to watch is if support is available. Sometimes it is necessary to deal with the same person on a request (to avoid having to retell the story), the support team is not present in the forum itself? Contact Emails are not answered?

This may be a sign that something is not right. Test the response time to questions and seek the opinion of those who already use the service. The more contact media assets, the better.

Cost-Benefit Ratio

You have to reach a compromise between features and price. Take stock of what you really need, everything on paper boat. Then do a market research and see which companies offer what you want, within the price range you can afford. If you choose the cheapest, may cost you a delay in support, if you choose more expensive, it can cause a hole in your budget.

There is no point in running to catch a server, even if you cannot afford or do not know much about it. Be realistic and no hurry.

Flexibility

Occasionally, a client – or even yourself – may need a specific configuration – especially if you or your client work with development. Memory limits or upload in PHP and access to basic settings can be a different.

Check possibilities of customization that may be useful to you and your customers. Extra Tip: control panels and systems themselves can be a headache in the future in case of migration.

Scalability

Keep your growth in mind forever. Your orders begin to increase, the company is doing well and more customers are coming. What if you have chosen the plan that is most advanced but it does not allow expansions or custom plans? The only way would be to change the company and it always generates a lot of work.

Make sure about the possibility of extra plans and / or custom in case of sudden growth or demand.

Tools and Resources

Every web host offers PHP, MySQL database, but not all offer partnership with site builders, scripts, SEO, WHMCS licenses and etc.. These differences may be the missing step to attract customers. If the company is innovative and likes to bring new features such as cloud implementation, support new technologies, is one more point to consider.

In case of a change, see how to proceed in case of licenses (you lose? Can migrate to pay?).

What to avoid

There are companies that are sure to most problems. And the biggest warning sign that complaints are on the Internet. If the majority is of users are complaining because something is wrong with the company. It may be a temporary problem, in this case, the complaints should have dates near.

Use common sense, see friends and users of services and you should find a good service.

Good Luck!

About 4 years ago, we talked about hosting niche. I think it’s time to take a look again at this. Niche can be defined as a segment of the market that has a unique and exclusive demand. Attract a niche means delivering products that meet a need for which there is not much supply.

Types Of Niche

The market is quite large and seems to get bigger every year. Let’s name a few that are currently in high demand:

Hosting Blog – Blogs are still high. The ease of installation, availability of themes and customization and ease of use always attract different types of customers. Most companies that provide this service tend to focus exclusively on WordPress as a platform.

Web Hosting CMS – CMS is an acronym that means content management system. This is another dynamic system that has facilitated the creation of websites quickly replacing html editors. The plans are usually aimed at Joomla and Drupal.

Mail Services – An email hosting service has generally targets people who want to use another mail server other than the hosting. The most popular segment is hosting with the Microsoft Exchange platform. Email marketing is also a service that can be seen in this niche.

Other:

Hosting Virtual Stores – With the increase of online shopping every year, more and more companies look forward to host service stores. It involves many aspects as means of payment, certificates, configuration management. It is a niche with several possibilities for exploration.

Hosting images / videos – This type of service has become quite popular over the years. It is intended for users who need space to show and share files. You might consider creating a CDN (content delivery network – more on that soon).

To offer or focus on any of the services mentioned above, I recommend that you go deeper in the area, check which are the optimized settings for each server type of application and be ready to answer questions from customers about trivial matters.

A NAS is cheaper storage than a SAN – Both can use RAID, if you had four 16 TB NAS boxes they would appear as 4 seperate pools of storage, conversely four 16 TB SAN’s would appear as one 64TB central pool of storage. Furthermore a SAN can be set-up to asynchronously replicate with another SAN over fiber perhaps in a different building, also a SAN can synchronously replicate with another SAN on a different site. Having an iSCSI interface on a SAN which therefore means the hypervisor is installed on the physical server yet it actual storage is on the SAN, meaning you can upgrade the entire physical server / blade without having to deal with moving large amounts of data about. Growth of the SAN is also easier, just by another SAN and add it to the pool. An example of how ESXi or Hyper-V can be used with a SAN (Two boxes), if you buy two servers with no hard drives at all, use a memory card installed inside the server to install the hypervisor (Install VMWare ESXi or Hyper-V) with one SAN (Two boxes that replicate with each other) per site, you can use the servers CPU and RAM to connect directly to the storage. The servers can then be separated into teir 1 and teir 2, etc allowing the virtual machines to use the CPU or RAM on a particular server. When VMware ESXi 4.1 Standard is used, you can use the vMotion to transfer servers whilst the users are using them.
DAS which stands for direct-attached storage is ideal for local data sharing requirements. It is the most basic type of storage and found very less when compared to SAN or NAS. In DAS storage devices are the part of host computer which are connected to a single servers with RAID arrays or tape libraries. Unlike SAN and NAS this enforces network workstations to access the server while connecting to the storage devices. Despite being oldest of the three DAS’s storage system still can be found among lot of IT infrastructures.

Linux as a platform for web hosting has proven to be the most popular choice for businesses and individuals because the open source licensing of the operating system means that you won’t incur any charges when using the OS in any commercial sense; in web hosting this is passed on to consumers through the means of cheaper web hosting plans. Host.co.in offers Linux as an option with our full range of web hosting services, with the option to choose from a number of different Linux distributions on dedicated platforms; in all cases we will provide you with a secure hosting environment that won’t limit the functionality of your website to any degree.

Host.co.in’s Linux shared web hosting plans are the most affordable and offer the resources and features you need to get a website online for the first time; we also offer 24×7 support will every web hosting plan so that you can ask our highly knowledgeable support team for assistance with the setup and configuration of your Linux hosting account. If looking to start your own web hosting business then you have a choice between reseller web hosting and VPS hosting; although both offer different hosting environments, there is relatively little difference in price, but the choice is necessary because not everyone will be experienced with server management. Businesses with the largest budgets can consider running Linux with one of our dedicated servers; a dedicated server is the ideal solution for well-established websites that receive high volumes of traffic monthly.

cPanel Control Panel

Host.co.in believes that cPanel is the best control panel available for the Linux platform because of the features that it has to offer server administrators, resellers and consumers alike; there is also a market for third-party plugins for cPanel that you can use to improve the functionality of the control panel. For server administrators and resellers access to the WHM control panel is provided so that they can manage the relevant areas of their servers or hosting accounts; end-users or shared hosting clients have access to a separate control panel (this is the actual cPanel part), which has been designed to be far more intuitive and easier to use.

cPanel is highly effective in offering affordable Linux shared web hosting services; as a server administrator cPanel can benefit you in ways such as:

• cPanel is available as either a VPS version or a dedicated server version so that you are able choose the package that can offer you the best level of performance from your hosting environment
• You can create your own web hosting plans and clients through the control panel interface, or alternatively these activities can be integrated into the billing application that you use to manage your web hosting business and clients
• You can install additional plugins such as the CSF firewall to improve the security of your hosting environment or Softaculous so that you can provide your own web hosting clients with additional features as part of their web hosting plans.

As an end-user with a Linux shared web hosting account, cPanel can offer you the following features:

• You will be able to manage all aspects of your web hosting account through the web interface so that you don’t have to contact your web hosting provider every time you are looking to modify your hosting service
• MySQL databases can be created through the web interface and managed using the PHPMyAdmin web application that accompanies all cPanel installations
• If you don’t wish to upload your website via FTP then you can manage your website’s file structure using the built-in file manager.

If you decide to purchase a Linux shared web hosting plan from Host.co.in then you can be assured that cPanel control panel access will be provided as standard; this will provide you with options to manage all aspects of our hosting account with just a few clicks. If you choose a VPS server or dedicated server offered by Host.co.in then you will need to pay a small extra monthly fee if you wish to use cPanel; however, the cost is so low that it can be easily justified through the time savings that can be achieved with managing the server.

Linux is an open source platform and has always proven to be the most popular choice in web hosting, simply because it allows web hosting companies to offer competitively priced web hosting plans. Host.co.in offers a full range of Linux Web Hosting plans, ranging from shared web hosting to dedicated server hosting; this puts us in a position that means we can meet the needs of any prospective customers, with our 24×7 support team on hand to offer any assistance necessary. The open source nature of the Linux platform also enables a wider variety of customization, which has led to a number of third-party modifications and applications being available that are also open source; this means that the overall cost of running a Linux server is going to be far less than that of a comparable Windows server.

It is important to consider that the operating system that you choose to use as the platform for your web hosting plan will serve as a guide as to which technologies you can use to develop your website as well as the features that you can expect from a web hosting plan. In the case of the Linux operating system, Host.co.in recommends that you use this platform if you wish to utilize the following technologies as part of your web applications:

• If developing scalable web applications, the PHP scripting language is one of the best choices available in terms of scripting frameworks because it can offer you a wide variety of features and modules that can be used to create feature-rich web applications
• If a database backend is needed for your website then we recommend using MySQL databases on a Linux platform because advanced support is offered for these with the control panel that we use for a majority of our Linux hosting services, cPanel
• Support for advanced CGI scripts that can be used for more complex purposes such as email piping to databases are also supported with our Linux web hosting plans.

Linux can offer variety when you come to consider dedicated hosting, whether this be a VPS server or a dedicated server; there are many different Linux distributions to choose from and with each distribution having been designed for a different purpose, this represents another opportunity to develop a highly customized hosting environment. If there is a distribution that you would like to use, but sure unsure if Host.co.in offers it, please contact our support team as they will be able to arrange a solution that falls in line with your requirements.

Windows Web Hosting Services

As is the case with our Linux web hosting plans, Host.co.in also offers a number of different Windows web hosting services at different pricing points that are aimed at different target audiences. Windows is a commercial operating system and for this reason you should expect Windows web hosting services to be slightly more expensive than Linux hosting services of a similar specification; however the target audience for Windows hosting is often different to that of Linux. With Linux hosting often targeted at beginners and enthusiasts, Windows hosting is offered by Host.co.in with a target audience of businesses of all sizes in mind.

Windows is a closed operating system with many of the technologies and applications supported by the operating system being commercial in their licensing nature as well, therefore meaning that they will only function on Windows and no other OS. Examples of such applications can include:

• Microsoft SQL Server is an enterprise-class database server that is used extensively to power web applications and the internal applications used by large corporations; the fact that it only works with the Windows OS guarantees full compatibility and integration with the platform
• If you are going to be developing web applications for the Windows platform then you will be wanting to use ASP.NET 4.0 so that you can access the full power of the Windows OS
• As a Windows dedicated hosting customer, Host.co.in can provide installation of Microsoft Exchange Server if you are looking for a highly scalable email and collaboration system that your employees can use to communicate with one another.

For beginners that haven’t used the Windows platform before we recommend that you begin with one of our feature-rich Window shared hosting plans; this will put you in a good position to learn what the Plesk control panel and the other features of our Windows services can offer you. Host.co.in can also offer fully managed Windows VPS servers and Windows dedicated servers for businesses in need of a highly reliable web hosting service with a dedicated environment.

Windows vs. Linux

The choice between Windows and Linux is one that you will need to make based on your own or your businesses aspirations. Every business looking to establish a web presence will have different requirements and although both platforms can offer the same in terms of hosting your website, it’s the finer details that help to differentiate the two platforms. Host.co.in offers both Windows hosting and Linux hosting so that there is something available for anyone wanting to consider us for their hosting needs; regardless of the platform package that you choose, you will be entitled to receive our full 24×7 support.

Web hosting on the Linux platform is often the cheapest option for individuals and small businesses because a majority of Linux distributions and the applications that run on them are open source, therefore guaranteeing that you will never have to pay to use them. Host.co.in offers a competitive range of Linux shared web hosting services that have been developed around cPanel to offer a range of features that represent good value for money; furthermore, you will have full control of your own web hosting account as cPanel is one of the most popular web hosting control panels available for Linux servers.

Open source applications provide greater room for expansion because developers are able to access the source code so that they can identify where performance improvements can be made as well as where hooks are available for them to develop their own plugins and modules to use. Although you may translate this to meaning that it is easier for hackers to discover holes in open source applications, updates and bug releases will be released on a regular basis as they are with commercial applications so that server administrators can be assured that there will never be any holes or hackers to exploit if they keep their servers updated on a regular basis.

At Host.co.in we recommend our affordable Linux shared web hosting plans to beginners because the enclosed environment offers a safe environment that new users can use to become accustomed to their web hosting environment. Host.co.in offers full support with all of our Linux shared web hosting plans so that we are able to meet our high uptime guarantee by monitoring our servers and network around the clock; furthermore, you can call on our 24×7 support team for assistance when you need it.

Web Hosting PHP MySQL

If developing a website for use in a Linux web hosting environment then the probability is that you are going to be using a PHP/MySQL-based solution so that you can develop a dynamic yet functional website. PHP is arguably the most popular scripting language used by web developers because of the functionality that it can offer, yet it is very easy to learn and become accustomed to; as well as providing a rich core of features, there is also numerous third-party plugins available that you can use to enhance the functionality of your web applications. MySQL is an open source database server and is ideal for scenarios where a scalable database solution is required for web applications that are going to be facing high demand.

Host.co.in offers PHP and MySQL hosting as standard with all of our Linux shared web hosting packages so that no matter how much you spend on your cPanel hosting service, you will have access to the features required to manage your PHP and MySQL configurations. In a shared web hosting environment you aren’t going to have huge control over the functionality of PHP, but you will be provided with access to PHPMyAdmin so that you can manage the contents of your MySQL databases – the creation and management of MySQL databases is taken care of through the cPanel control panel.

PHP and MySQL can be used in a number of different ways to provide functionality to your website, such as:

• Developing a member or login system will provide you with a way to password-protect certain areas of your website
• You can create a dynamic website that pulls all of its content from a central database; this means that you can develop an entire Content Management System for your web application, which will reduce the amount of time that you will need to spend updating your content.

Reliable Shared Hosting

Host.co.in aims to offer the most reliable shared web hosting services in India and we plan to keep to this using methods such as:

• By hosting in our own data center that is located in Nashik, India, we are able to maintain an on-site presence 24×7 so that any issues discovered can be rectified immediately
• Fully managed web hosting plans enable us to offer assistance to all of our hosting customers so that they are able to get their websites up and running in their web space without delay
• The use of high-end dedicated servers and Cisco equipment throughout our network provides the assurance that downtime because of hardware failure is pretty much impossible.

Starting your own web hosting business is one way in which you can make money online, but to do so takes dedication to making your business work as well as time and effort to achieve this. Host.co.in offers a range of reseller web hosting plans that offer those wanting to start their own businesses with the perfect opportunity to get their hosting efforts off the ground; although not offering a dedicated hosting environment, reseller plans offer a more confined environment which will be more than suitable when getting use to the new software and system architectures.

Your reseller web hosting plan from Host.co.in will be hosted in our brand new data center located in Nashik, India. Unlike the data centers of our competitors, we maintain a 24×7 on-site staff presence so that our technical staff not only monitor our network and servers directly from the control room around the clock, but they are in a position that will allow them to identify and sort issues at any time of day before they are able to cause noticeable impact on the performance or operations of websites.

By offering a range of Windows reseller plans and Linux reseller plans, Host.co.in can put you in a position where you can offer your own web hosting clients hosting on both platforms. Although you may not be able to appreciate it at the moment, there are benefits to be had for any web hosting business by offering hosting on Windows and Linux because there will be customers seeking hosting on both platforms; if you offer hosting on one but not the other then you could potentially put yourself in a position where you are losing customers (and additional revenue).

If a reseller hosting plan from Host.co.in isn’t able to satisfy your demand for resources and uptime, Host.co.in offers fully managed VPS servers and dedicated servers that can also serve this purpose, just to a greater extent and with additional benefits.

Web Hosting Billing Software

Web hosting billing applications are designed to simplify the processes that web hosting companies and resellers carry out daily to maintain their business and to provide customers with a stable and consistent hosting experience. Running a business of any sort involves daily processes to make sure that your financial records are kept up to date and in the case of web hosting, that your new customers receive their orders almost immediately after having their payment processed. A high quality web hosting billing application will integrate with many of the applications and services that form the basis of your business; this can include server control panels, fraud prevention systems and finance management applications.

A majority of web hosting billing applications are built with support for the following components of a hosting company:

• Control panel support ensures that customers ordering shared web hosting products have their accounts setup for them once they have completed the checkout process; if looking to use a web hosting billing application with your Host.co.in reseller account, choose an application that has support for the cPanel and Plesk control panels
• Managing finances is important for any business and so any good web hosting billing application will be able to provide you with figures related to the sales of your business so that the process of putting together final accounts for your business can be simplified
• Keeping tabs on the clients of your business is also necessary so that you can offer them a personalized service; all web hosting billing systems act as client management applications and will keep a record of clients’ contact details and the services that they have purchased from you.

Support is a core concern for many web hosting business because it is important for customers to receive replies to their queries and issues in a timely manner. Although there are other support ticket management applications available, choosing a web hosting billing system that offers built-in support management will allow you to streamline your support methods as you will be able to access everything about a client from a single interface, therefore reducing the amount of time that it will take you to diagnose an issue and respond to the ticket.